Zac Efron

Zac Efron

  • Born: 1987-10-18
  • Birthplace: San Luis Obispo, California, United States
  • Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
  • Profession: actor
  • Nationality: America
  • Graduate School: Arroyo Grande High School
  • Representative Works: 17 Again, High School Musical, The Lucky One, That Awkward Moment, Bad Neighbours
  • Zac Efron (Zac Efron), born on October 18, 1987 in San Luis Obispo, State of California , is an American film and television actor.
    In 2006, he starred in the original Disney movie " High School Musical " and became famous and won the Best Breakthrough TV Star Award at the 8th Youth Choice Awards. Starring in " High School Musical 2 " in 2007 . In 2008, he won the Most Breakthrough Performance Award at the 17th MTV Movie Awards with " Hair Gel "; the movie " High School Musical 3: Graduation Season " starring in the same year was released and won the Best Actor Award at the 18th MTV Movie Awards. In 2009, he participated in " 17 Again " and was nominated for Best Actor in the 19th MTV Film Awards. In 2010, he participated in " Charlie St. Cloud " and was shortlisted for Best Actor in the 20th MTV Film Awards. In 2012, he won the 14th Youth Choice Award for Best Drama/Romance Film Actor with " The Lucky One ". In 2014, he won the Best Topless Performance Award at the 23rd MTV Film Awards with " That Awkward Moment " . In 2018, he served as the guest of honor for the 75th Golden Globe Awards [1] . 

    Performing Experience

    In 2002, the 15-year-old Zach stepped into the showbiz and played small guest roles in some TV dramas, starring in "Coastal Love" and "Magic Journey" successively.
    In 2004, he participated in the TV series "Coastal Love" and dubbed the TV cartoon "Robot Chicken".
    In 2006, Zach became famous when he appeared in the Disney song and dance film " High School Musical " and played the first actor of Troy Bolton.
    In 2007, he continued to star in "High School Musical 2"; also co-starred in the song and dance film "Hairspray" with John Travolta and Michelle Marie Pfeiffer . With his performance in "Hairspray", he won the 17th MTV Film Awards Most Breakthrough Performance Award   .
    In 2008, Zach participated in the movies "High School Musical 3: Graduation Season" and " Me And Orson Welles ". With "High School Musical 3: Graduation Season", he won the 11th Youth Choice Award for Best Music/Dance Film Actor and No. Best Actor in the 18th MTV Movie Awards   .
    In 2009, at the 81st Oscars Awards, Zac performed on stage with actress V of "High School Musical"; in the same year, he co-starred with Matthew Perry in the film " 17 Again "   and won the 19th MTV Film Awards. Best actor nominations and the 11th Youth Choice Awards for Best Comedy Film Actor and Best Rock Star Movie Moment Award.
    In 2010, Zach participated in the Oscars for two consecutive years   ; the movie "Charlie St. Cloud" starring in the same year was released.
    In 2011, Zac co-starred in the movie " New Year's Eve " with Michelle Marie Pfeiffer , Robert De Niro , Jesse , Sarah Jessica Parker and others . 
    In 2012, Zach participated in five films , " The Lorax ", " The Lucky One ", " Liberal Arts ", " The Paperboy " and " At Any Price ". With his outstanding acting skills in " The Lucky One "   , he won the 14th Youth Choice Award for Best Actor in a Drama Movie and Best Actor in a Romantic Movie.
    In 2014, participated in the recording of NBC's wild survival reality show " Absolute Wild "   ; and starred in " Bad Neighbours " and " That Awkward Moment ".
    In 2015, starred in " We Are Your Friends ".
    In 2016, starred in " Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising ", " Dirty Grandpa " and " Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates ".
    In 2017, he co-starred in the movie " Baywatch " with Dwayne Douglas Johnson and Alexandra Daddario ; in the same year, participated in the movie " The Disaster Artist " ; and participated in the movie " The Greatest Showman " starring Hugh Jackman .   
    In 2019, the film " The Beach Bum " co-starring with Matthew McConaughey was released in the United States ; in the same year, the film " Extreme Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile " co-starring with Lily Collins and John Malkovich premiered at the Sundance Film Festival ; the same year , identified as the animated film " Scoob! " dubbing .   

    Personal Life

    Name reason
    Zach’s last name, Efron (אפרון), is a Jewish surname   . It is in Hebrew and is taken from a place name in the Bible   .
    family situation
    Zac’s father, David Efron, was an electrical engineer, and his younger brother, Nicholas Efron. Zach was born into a Jewish family, but he has no religious beliefs and does not practice Judaism very much   .
    Zach’s great-grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Poland   . Zach once described himself as a Jew   .
    Love life
    In 2005, Zach and American actor V co-starred in "High School Musical" and fell in love. In December 2010, the two broke up   .

    Character Evaluation

    Zach is a "serious actor" who disdains the identity of Disney's child star in "High School Musical"   . ( Magazine Review)
    He is a young American actor with good acting skills. ( ) 
    In the movie "The Lucky One" as a sergeant of the United States Marine Corps, Zach took another big step forward in chasing his dreams, and also let the audience see that he has the ability to master a mature role   . ( )
    Extended Reading

    Me and Orson Welles quotes

    • Sonja Jones: I'm one huge catalog of faults.

      Richard Samuels: Oh, name me one fault.

      Sonja Jones: My left breast is smaller than my right.

      Richard Samuels: You got a ruler?

    • Richard Samuels: Think of this as an investment, mother. An investment in my future as some kind of artist.

      Grandmother Samuels: Like your Uncle Frank.

      Mrs. Samuels: Oh God!

      Grandmother Samuels: He never kept a steady job his whole life.

      Richard Samuels: This is different. Some day everyone in this town is going to know who I am.

      Mrs. Samuels: Oh sure. You'll be the one who didn't graduate from high school.